Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate AdiOuIns Without Passing
the General Deficiency Ap-
preparation Bill.
The Notifications Appropriation Bill is
Killed in Conference Because of
IrreconcilabIe Differences.
NIX CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March Senator Hale
at 20 this morning made conference
report on the naval appropriation bill.
He explained the report. The appropria-
ton bill now, in addition to the
runoing expenses Of the depart
ment, amounted to between SILL
100000 and $4,000, 900 for what
might be called the new establishment
for the increase Of the navy. The report
was agreed to.
Senator Plumb, from the conference
committee on the District Of Columbus
appropriation bill, reported that the
committee had been unable to sgree.
| He moved that the Senate insist upon
disagreement and ssk further confer
ence. SO ordered. He also presented
! the conference report on the pOstoflice
appropriation bill, the Senate recedng
/ from the section for mail steamer ser
vice to South America. Agreed to.
! The deficiency bill was again taken up
with the amendments reported to the
! Senate. On the demand of Senator Nc
Pherson the yeas and nays were taken on
one of the Pacific Railroad amendments,
and it was agreed to-yeas, ~; nays, Il.
| The yeas and nays were also taken on
the amendment for the French spoilation
claims and it was agreed to. Yeas, "a;
nays, -.
Finally at 5:l5 the bill passed and
message to that effect was sent to the
House.
Senator Allison presented the confer
ence report on the legislative, executive
and judicial bill, an agreement being
reached on all points except as to clerks
to Senators. He moved that the Senate
insist. So ordered.
Several House bills authorizing the
construction of railroad bridges passed.
The Senate then, at s d m, on motion CT
Senator HOar, went into secret session.
The doors were reOpened at 10 O'Clock,
the Senate having in the meanwhile taken
two hours recess.
Senator Plumb presented the conference
report On the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill. Agreed to.
Senator Dawes presented the confer
ence report on the fertilization apprOpri-
alton BIZ, and announced that the con-
ferees Lad not been able to agree. Sen
ator Dawes said it was with infinite 1t
greet that the Senate conferees We're
obliged 10 make this report. The
plan which they bad submit
ted to the committee was expressed
in the forms of the bill which they would
have printed in the Record, and along
with it they wOu have printed the plan
submitted at the last moment by the
House conferees. The country would
iudge between these propositions and de-
eide where the blame laid for failure by
a.; 20 n h fNr, I-
augurating an efficient system of fOrtifi-
cations. The irreconcilable difference
was on the question of purchasing steel
for the purpose of making steel guns of
the highest type. The question might be
summed up II one sentence, whether
steel guns should be subordinated to cast
iron guns, or whether cast iron guns
should be su5ordinated to the higher type
of steel gurs.
Senator Hawley, another of the con-
ferees, said he desired to emphasize this
most extraordinary condition OF affairs.
There was no fertilization bill for the cur
rent year. nor for the next year. There
was no money to cut the grass along the
glacis OF the forts, or to buy shingles or
nails for old sheds and dwellings of the
forts, not one solitary cent. Work was
stopped, and al property at these forts
are left to rack and ruin for the coming
two years.
Senator German, the third conferee,
defended the House conferees, but yield
ed the floor temporarily, and the confer
enCe report wss laid aside Informally in
order to let other matters of business be
rushed through.
TIE following bills passed the Senste:
he bill sppropriating $50, 900 for the ex-
lruse, If : nate investigations ordered
this SpS-i,p: dc TTcpse bill sppropriating
! SlCG 900 j"t :, iu.ic building 1T East
. Saginaw, Mich.
! The ContoIeLce report on the bill to
amend the national banking law b
adding to the number of 'reservan cities
was agreed to. The BIZ. Is in tle nature
OF a substitute, and designates San Fran
cisco by name.
Senators Sherman and Salisbury we're
appointed to Join a like committee from
! the House to wait on the Preside and
inform him that the two houses had
completed their business, and We're
| resdy to adjourn unless he had some
thing further to submit to them.
! The presiding officer announced the
| appointment of Senator's Cockrell, Harris,
| Jones Of Arkansas, Platt and Cullom as
! the committee on the Investigation into
| the executive departments; Senator's
/ Dolph and CockreI to attend the annual
Exhibitions of the M!llr2rr Academy, and
Senators Dawes and Gay vn tie board OF
examiners Of the Naval Academy.
! The presiding officer signed at II :45
the enrolled District of Columbia appro-
priatjon bill, and then it was crushed"
to the President for his signature.
Senator Hale announced that the con-
ference committee on the deficiency bill had
agreed on report, but as the amend
ments were very numerous and had not
been printed or numbered the committee
! was not able to present report. He
| hoped to be able to do so within the next
seventeen minutes.
! A resolution of thanks to the presiding
officer for his ability, courtesy and i'm
Partially, offered by Senator Harris, was
unanimously adopted.
Bills were passed fer public buildings
at Patterson. \. j., and Jacksonville,
Fla.
Senator Dawes pleaded business en-
gagements as a reason why he could not
attend the annual examination at An
napelis, and Senator Aldrich was ap-
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